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games-master

games-master

7.0
A teacher who organizes and looks after sports and games at school
  • noun
  • /ˈɡeɪmzˌmɑːstə/
  • UK
translation icon : profesor de deportes
  • We are waiting for the Games Master to come in to give us the story and take us to the escape room.

Examples

  • Danny kept talking about a Games Master.

    Escape Room (2019)

  • The Games Master wants us to think we barely made it.

    Escape Room (2019)

  • No, I'm the Games Master.

    Escape Room (2019)

  • After school, the games-master supervised the boys during football practice on the field.

  • During assembly, the games-master announced the winners of the inter-house sports competition.

  • The games-master organized the annual athletics meet with great enthusiasm.

Synonyms

coach
vsgames-master
∞ 1.0

A person who trains others in sports or skills

organises and supervises school sports rather than focusing on training
manager
vsgames-master
149 2.7

A person who coaches and leads a sports team

organises and supervises school sports rather than managing professional teams
games-mistress
vsgames-master
  • UK
8.4

A woman teacher who leads sports and physical education at a school

is the same school role but in the male or general form

Surface Forms

games-master singular
games masters plural
games masters plural
games master singular

Morphology

games-master = game + master (transparent) = game + master

The meaning is a direct compound of 'game' and 'master' (teacher/supervisor of games), which an average learner can infer from its parts.

Etymology

The word games-master is made of games and master, where master long meant a 'teacher' or 'leader' in a school. In British schools a games-master was the teacher who organised and supervised sports, so the name shows why this person runs the school's games.